SIGNED LP Henryk Szeryng BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO Mercury x2 MG50308 & SR90308
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Description
Two copies of the same record: Mono and Stereo
Signed by Henryk Szeryng March 16th 1967 and dedicated to teenager Katy Martin, daughter of John S. Martin Jr. (principle cellist of the NSO).
"With many kind wishes from a friend of Daddy - Henryk Szeryng 4/16 1967"
John Martin, 82, a 53-year veteran of the National Symphony Orchestra who retired in 1994 as principal cellist, died Nov. 15 2005 at Community Hospice of Washington. He had cancer.
Mr. Martin was the son of an Army bandmaster and began his musical training as a violinist. He soon switched to cello, played in his family's quartet and joined the NSO in 1941, when he was 18.
He studied under Howard Mitchell -- the orchestra's first cellist and later its music director -- and served as principal cellist from 1948 until his retirement.
Mr. Martin was known for his acerbic asides, many of which he got away with because of his seniority. To a conductor, he might ask, "Are you following me, or am I following you?" To his peers, he advised, "Never give up the opportunities to control the tempo."
Upon Mr. Martin's retirement, conductor and fellow cellist Mstislav Rostropovich completed a musical tribute by calling Mr. Martin an exemplary leader of one of the greatest cello sections in the world -- "outside of Russia, of course."
Mr. Martin replied, "It's very painful to hear all this."
John Sawyer Martin Jr. was born in Washington and raised around the country, but mostly in Wyoming and Brooklyn, N.Y.
He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying under cellist Gregor Piatigorsky before rejoining the NSO in 1947.
Artist: Henryk Szeryng
Album Title: Brahms Violin Concerto
Label: Mercury
Cover Condition Mono: VG+ (Clean front cover, displays well. Clean reverse with signature, date and dedication in ink to Katy Martin. Examine all photos carefully.) Autograph.
Cover Condition Stereo: VG+ (Clean front cover, displays well. Clean reverse. Examine all photos carefully.)
Vinyl Condition Mono: VG+ (Very clean shinny copy, no scratches. Tracks around spindle hole show it has been played several times. Well cared for.)
Vinyl Condition Stereo: VG+ (Very clean shinny copy, no scratches. Tracks around spindle hole show it has been played several times. Well cared for.)
Description: SEE PHOTOS FOR LABELS AND MATRIX MARKINGS
THESE ARE ORIGINAL MONO AND STEREO RELEASES. From the estate of John Martin (2018).
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